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Legislator Howard Kopel said Republican lawmakers are calling for a state probe into a $710,000 scam perpetrated at the Nassau County Comptroller's office recently.

GOP lawmakers call for state probe into $710K scam at comptroller's office

Nassau Republican legislators called Friday for state and county investigations into the office of County Comptroller Jack Schnirman, who only a week ago said at a news conference that a phishing … more

By James Bernstein | 1/24/20

Some of the more than $1 million in cash and 2,600 doses of heroin seized last week by a joint task force in Nassau County’s single largest bust.

NCPD, joint task force net record heroin haul

Nassau County authorities have busted what they believe to be the largest heroin-trafficking ring in the county, according to Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and District Attorney Madeline Singas. more

By Timothy Denton | 12/23/19

Rep. Peter King won’t seek re-election

Washington mainstay Peter King, representing New York’s Second Congressional District, announced Monday that he will not seek a 15th term. more

By Timothy Denton | 11/11/19

Police investigated the scene of an alleged shooting near the home of an off-duty NYPD sergeant in Seaford on Oct. 25.

Off-duty NYPD sergeant allegedly shoots man outside Stirrup Path home

An off-duty NYPD sergeant allegedly shot a man outside his home in Seaford just past midnight on Friday, Oct. 25. An alleged dispute arose outside near the sergeant’s home on Stirrup Path art … more

By JD Freda | 10/25/19

Francis McQuade challenges Madeline Singas for Nassau County District Attorney

Incumbent Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas is running for her second four-term. Long Beach resident Francis McQuade opposes her. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/24/19

A Seaford nurse was accused of trafficking in fentanyl as part of a wider conspiracy to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of hundreds of millions.

Seaford nurse caught in NUMC drug sting

By TIMOTHY DENTON tdenton@liherald.com A Seaford nurse was arrested late last month in conjunction with a scheme that was meant to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of more than $800 … more

By Timothy Denton | 10/21/19

Franklin Square man arrested in connection with Wantagh overdose

A Franklin Square man was arrested on Oct. 17 at 2:35 p.m. in connection with a fatal overdose that occurred in Wantagh, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Narcotics Detectives said … more

By Melissa Koenig | 10/18/19

Police: Woman arrested for DWI, collision with 4-month-old in car

An Amityville woman was arrested for DWI – Leandra’s Law on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7:23 p.m. in Wantagh, according to Nassau County police. Margareth Mendoza, 36, of Offaly Street, was arrested … more

By JD Freda | 10/4/19

Police: Shotgun-wielding Wantagh man charged with menacing and harassment

A Wantagh man was arrested and charged with menacing and harassment after he wielded a shotgun to threaten a 62-year-old grandmother and her grandson, according to Nassau County police. more

By JD Freda | 9/27/19

Derrick Donkor, 26, of West Babylon has been arrested for his alleged connection to a fatal overdose in Wantagh, and is charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree.

Accused dealer in fatal overdose arrested

Derrick Donkor, 26, of West Babylon has been arrested for his alleged connection to the fatal overdose of a man in Wantagh, the Major Case Bureau of the Nassau … more

9/20/19

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